South Australian Repealed Acts

This legislation has been repealed.

AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS ACT 1955 - SECT 4

4—Interpretation

        (1)         In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires, or some other meaning is clearly intended—

"active constituent" means—

            (a)         any constituent substance of a substance which is effective for any of the purposes mentioned in the definition of "agricultural chemical" in this subsection of this section; or

            (b)         any constituent substance of a substance which materially influences the effectiveness for any such purpose of any constituent substance mentioned in paragraph (a) of this definition;

"affixed" includes branded, stamped or printed;

"agricultural chemical" means—

        I.         any substance—

            (a)         commonly used; or

            (b)         represented expressly or impliedly by a person selling, offering for sale, exposing for sale or having in his possession for the purpose of sale, the substance, as capable of being used,

for any one or more of the following purposes—

                  (i)         for preventing, regulating or promoting the growth of any vegetation or any part of any vegetation;

                  (ii)         for improving the fertility or structure of soil in any way;

                  (iii)         for protecting vegetation or the fruit or other product of any vegetation from attack by insects, animals, fungi, parasitic plants, bacteria or virus;

                  (iv)         for destroying rabbits, vermin, rodents or other noxious animals or noxious birds;

        II.         any substance declared by the Governor by proclamation to be an agricultural chemical:

"analyst" means—

            (a)         a person appointed by the Minister as an analyst for the purposes of this Act; or

            (b)         a person holding a position of a class approved by the Minister for the purposes of this Act;

"fodder" means food of any kind used for feeding livestock;

"inspector" means an inspector appointed under this Act or under the Stock Diseases Act 1934 ;

"label" includes brand;

"package" includes sack, bag, box, case, barrel, bottle, can, drum or other container;

"premises" means any land, building or structure;

"specimen copy" includes, in the case of a brand, a description;

"vehicle" includes a vessel or aircraft.

        (2)         The Governor may by proclamation from time to time declare any substance to be an agricultural chemical.

        (3)         The Governor may by proclamation declare that any specified provisions of this Act shall not apply to any substance, or shall apply to a substance only when sold, offered for sale, exposed for sale or kept for the purpose of sale in any specified circumstances or quantities or in any part of the State.

        (4)         The Governor may by proclamation revoke or vary any proclamation made under subsection (2) or subsection (3) of this section.